Political Map of Nepal

Nepal is a South Asian nation, situated along the border between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of India in the Himalayan Mountains. Nepal is home to many of the world's tallest mountains, including Mount Everest, which is the highest point on Earth. Nepal has three main geographic features: plains in the south, mountains in the north, and hills in between.

Nepal is divided into fourteen zones, each headquartered in a capital city. Each zone is further divided into districts, of which there are a total of seventy-five. Each of these districts has a chief district officer to help run the district.

The capital of Nepal is Kathmandu, located in the Bagmati zone, is also the country's largest city, with a population of over one million. Kathmandu is situated in the Kathmandu Valley, which was the original part of Nepal, before the empire expanded its territory. Kathmandu is also the headquarters of the Central Region of Nepal, which is called Madhyamanchal.

Zone	Capital
Bagmati	Kathmandu
Bheri	Nepalganj
Dhawalagiri	Baglun
Gandaki	Pokhara
Janakpur	Sindhulimadi
Karnali	Jumla
Koshi	Dharan
Lumbini	Butawal
Mahakali	Dadeldhura
Mechi	Ilam
Narayani	Hatauda
Rapti	Tulsipur
Sangarmatha	Rajbiraj
Seti	Silgadi

Other Places to visit in Nepal

Baglung Bagmati Banepa Bhatgaon Bheri Bhojpur Butwal Chainpur Chukung Dhawalagiri

Gandaki Gorkha Ilam Inaruwa Janakpur Kapilavastu Karnali Keware Khumjung

Kirtipur Koshi Lukla Mahakali Mechi Narayani Nepalgunj Nuwakot Pyuthan

Rajbiraj Rapti Rukumkot Seti Siddharthanagar Surkhet Tengboche Thame Villages

Region	Pop-2001	Pop-1991	Pop-1981	Area(km.²)	Area(mi.²)	Nepali name	Capital
Central	8,031,629	6,183,955	4,909,357	27,410	10,583	Madhyamanchal	Hetauda
Eastern	5,344,476	4,446,749	3,708,923	28,456	10,987	Purwanchal	Dhankuta
Far-Western	2,191,330	1,679,301	1,320,089	19,539	7,544	Sudur Pashchimanchal	Dipayal
Mid-Western	3,012,975	2,410,414	1,955,611	42,378	16,362	Madhya Pashchimanchal	Birendranagar
Western	4,571,013	3,770,678	3,128,859	29,398	11,351	Pashchimanchal	Pokhara
5regions	23,151,423	18,491,097	15,022,839	147,181	56,827

Note  : - Pop-2001: 2001-06-22 census.

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Last Updated On : October 11, 2012